• make

    The ’make’ notebook allows you to realize your vision with inspiring Biblical stories.

  • achieve

    The ’achieve’ notebook ensures you realize your potential and continue to strive for success.

  • rebuild

    The ’rebuild’ notebook empowers you on your journey with motivational insights.

  • create

    The ’create’ notebook inspires you to create your big ideas, making them a reality.

2015 launched
4 themes notebooks
6 people happily participated
1,248 hours of work
$46,140 was needed to make it happen
1 business showcase in Milan, Italy
3 pop-ups in Seoul, S.Korea
6 media coverage
75 countries of customers became a fan
$20,150 worth of notebooks were contributed
2025 PARIS EXPO
marc is brown was invited to the 2025 Paris Expo, one of the most anticipated global events, drawing over 25,000 visitors from around the world. At the Expo, marc is brown introduced its four core themes — make, achieve, rebuild, create — which deeply resonated with visitors. Many shared how the stories behind these themes offered a sense of motivation and inspiration, with some even saying they hoped to shape their own future visions by writing them down in the notebook. Even in the age of AI, the act of recording ideas by hand remains more meaningful than ever. marc is brown’s analogue approach sparked meaningful conversations about creativity, self-expression, and possibility
LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL
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marc is brown was invited to TENT LONDON (London Design Festival), one of the largest design festivals in the world, attended by over 20,000 creative people. From fashion magazine editors, designers, retailers, and students to tourists, people from across the globe loved the marc is brown notebook design and contents. At the Festival, marc is brown notebooks completely sold out and were featured across a plethora of media, before successfully launching in a trendy editorial shop in Shoreditch, London.
MILANO BUSINESS SHOWCASE
With its successful sales performance and innovative concept, marc is brown was given an award in Korea Institute of Design Promotion’s (KIDP’s) global market launch support project. We successfully held a business showcase and design forum for the top retailers and leading design professors in Milan, and explored exciting opportunities to work with Italian manufacturers.
BELIEVE notebook
Believe notebook is a new empowerment kit from marc is brown that allows people to record their beliefs and key values in life. We want to help people to think about and closely consider who and what they truly need to love in life, and how they can share the brilliant attributes that they possess with others.
POP-UP STORE
marc is brown has held many great pop-up stores around the world! We are proud to have done these in Garosu-gil, at the British Embassy (UK Alumni Bar Night + UAL Talent Market), at Youngpoong bookstores, and at Starfield Coex Mall.
Garosu-Gil Store
British Embassy Seoul
Starfield Coex Mall
MISSION TRIP SUPPORT
marc is brown has proudly supported global mission trips to Wales (UK), London (UK), Beijing (China), Delhi/Varanasi (India), Albania (Europe), Senegal (Africa), Okayama (Japan), Jakarta (Indonesia) and Sikim Kingdom. If you would like to enquire about marc is brown notebooks for your mission trip, please do not hesitate to email hello@the-bread-and-butter.com
CROWD FUNDING PROJECT
marc is brown successfully completed a crowdfunding project in partnership with the Binchae Foundation. As a result, we were able to assist and support flood victims in Naktah Diara Island (India) and provide marc is brown notebooks to those who participated in the project.